A group of men have been charged with conspiracy offences in connection with the theft of vehicles across Kent. Police say that between March 20 and April 15, “multiple vehicles” were reported stolen from Medway, Maidstone, Tonbridge and New Romney dur…

A pub which remained open for two months following the co-owner’s death has now shut. The Walnut Tree in Yalding had continued trading while two other venues, co-owned by David House, closed immediately after he died. However, on Wednesday (April 17), …

A carpenter was killed when a trailer came loose from a truck and rolled into his van, an inquest has heard. Anthony Manahan, 57, from Charing, died in the crash in Challock, near Ashford, last Wednesday. A 31-year-old man has since been arrested on su…

Coffee lovers will have to wait a little longer before they can call in at a new drive-thru. Gallagher Properties Limited submitted plans for a Costa at the Eclipse Park estate, near M&S in Maidstone. But although the application was recommended for ap…

One of the county’s newest secondary schools has just received its first results from Ofsted — and it has scored highly. Leigh Academy Rainham, a multi-million-pound school which opened less than three years ago, was rated “outstanding” in three out of…

A council is considering a tax on overnight stays and turning beach huts into holiday lets, as it looks to mitigate the effects of tourism. Thanet District Council, which oversees popular seaside towns Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate, has put togethe…

A popular coastal walk will be shut for approximately one week amid concerns over the height and weight of trees along the route. The Zig Zag path in Folkestone will close from Tuesday (April 23) to allow for three large trees to be removed. The route …

Two men have been jailed after pleading guilty to smuggling migrants in the back of a lorry. Tarik Slimani, 47, from north London, and Driss Hasska, 54, from Italy, met at a service station in Maidstone on August 4 last year. The pair attempted to move…

A rowdy peacock spotted “roaming” the streets and hopping onto houses and fences for more than six months has been rescued. Volunteers from Dartford Animal Rescue were called to Rochester Road in Gravesend on April 9 after reports of the bird making “l…

Trains were brought to a halt after a lorry hit a bridge. The incident happened near Broadstairs shortly before 10am. Services stopped between the town’s station and Margate, while rail staff worked on the scene. Tracks are understood to have reopened …